Institutional Assessment Committee
Standing Committee of the Academic Senate
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Meeting Days and Time: |
Twice per
month, determined each year |
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Membership:
Academic
Senate (10) : |
At-large faculty from all Schools, Learning Resources,
Counseling, including a representative from Senate Executive Committee,
the Accreditation Committee, the Faculty Co-chair of the Master
Planning and Resource Oversight Council, and the Chair or designee of
the Chairs Council |
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Administration (4): |
Vice President of Instruction, Dean of Student Affairs, Dean of
Student Development, and Deans as appointed by the President.
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Classified
Senate (2): |
Appointed by
the Classified Senate |
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Associated
Student Government (2): |
Appointed by
Associated Student Government. |
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Other
(1): |
Institutional Researcher (periodically). |
Charge & Decision-making
Responsibilities:
- Facilitates the
development of a faculty and staff-led assessment process of Student
Learning Outcomes for City College to improve teaching, learning,
advising and serving students at the individual, course, program, and
institutional level.
- Assists faculty and
staff to articulate, implement, evaluate and improve educational
processes based upon outcomes and evaluations.
- Advises faculty, staff
and administrators on t he development of student learning outcomes and
assessment study design activities.
- Develops and
recommends City College student competencies and develops an
institutional assessment model.
Agenda, Minutes and
related Administrative Activities:
Reporting/ Recommending
Responsibilities:
- Academic Senate
-
President’s Council
Why
Assessment?
We believe that dialogue concerning our values and
beliefs about teaching and learning is essential.
Further, we believe that assessment of student
learning creates an academic culture, its programs
and ultimately, learning.
Assessment at City in the future will continue to
focus a great deal upon Student Learning Outcomes.
Student performance will be measured at the
completion of a:
Categorization of
Student Learning Outcomes
In recognition of the breadth and depth of learning
which occurs on campus, it is useful to enumerate
various categories of Student Learning:
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Students
Learning Outcomes Definition
The knowledge, skills abilities, attitudes, habits
of mind or competencies that students have at the
completion of a course, program or series of
activities/interactions, the presence and quality of
which can be measured and evaluated.
City
College "6 Columns Model"
City College's framework for assessment is based
upon an adaptation of the Institutional
Effectiveness Associates (IEA) "Five Column Model"
by Jim Nichols. This model pragmatically focuses
attention on delineation and measurement of a
Student Learning Outcome (SLO), while demonstrating
class or program linkages back to Institutional
Competencies, and to Institutional Mission and
Priorities
Column 1:
Expansion of Institutional Purpose - This is City
College's mission and priorities derived from the
Master Planning process.
Column 2:
Institutional competencies
Column 3:
Program Level Student Learning Outcomes
Column 4:
Means of Assessment and Criteria for Success
Column 5:
Data Summary
Column 6:
Describes use of results to improve the program |
Institutional Assessment Committee
Last Update:
11/05/2009
